POLICE yesterday raided two drugs dens as part of a sting targeting the use of class A drugs across North Wales.

Four arrests were made and a quantity of hard drugs seized during the swoop. The properties, in Rhos on Sea, were hit after lengthy periods of intelligence gathering. Police warned there will be further raids across the region.

Two neighbouring flats were the subject of warrants yesterday morning, with a team of police forcing entry and carrying out a search. Class A and B drugs were seized and an axe was discovered behind a door.

Three men, aged 51, 26 and 19, and a 20-year-old woman were arrested and were awaiting questioning last night.

The squalid state of one flat made the search more difficult and time consuming. More raids had been planned but the amount of evidence uncovered at the properties meant police were tied up for a considerable time.

Inspector Jane Banham, who is leading Operation Actor, said: “I am extremely pleased with how things have gone.

“This is the result of a lot of work and is down to some excellent teamwork. I hope it reassures the public that we are doing something to combat drugs problems and we do listen and act on information given.”

Along with raids on properties, police have also been carrying out high visibility stop and search operations to combat street dealing.

Insp Banham said: “In recent months we have seen an increase in drugs on the streets of Colwyn Bay so we are keen to tackle that.”

With uncertainty over the number of officers on the beat in the future, county councillor Darren Millar, who joined police on the raids, feels it shows the need to keep a large presence on the street.

“This is exactly the kind of frontline policing we need,” he said. “And shows how we need to keep officers in the community at all costs.”